Product Design Lead

Description:
Hybrid 4 days on-site in New York, NY

Join a global financial services leader that's investing heavily in design transformation. You'll be part of a growing Accelerator Design team that partners across the organization to solve complex business problems, improve enterprise platforms, and bring strategic design thinking to high-impact initiatives.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $85.00 to $95.00/hr. w2

*Strong, current portfolio required. Portfolio review is a critical component of the evaluation process.

• Demonstrates strategic thinking, not just visual design
• Clearly shows the problem, approach, decisions, and outcomes
• Includes complex enterprise, B2B, platform, or workflow-driven projects
• Highlights collaboration with product, engineering, and business stakeholders
• Portfolio website should be modern, intuitive, accessible, and professionally presented

Responsibilities:

• Lead UX strategy and hands-on product design for complex enterprise applications
• Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs in Figma
• Conduct user research and translate insights into actionable solutions
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and business leaders to shape product direction
• Present design concepts and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Drive consistency through established design systems
• Work across multiple projects and business areas in a fast-paced environment
• Leverage AI tools to improve workflows and user experiences

Experience Requirements:

• 10+ years of Product Design, UX Design, or Experience Design experience
• Expert-level Figma skills
• Strong experience with UX strategy, research, and complex problem-solving
• Proven success designing enterprise, B2B, SaaS, or highly regulated platforms
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity and manage multiple concurrent initiatives
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working within design systems
• Familiarity with AI tools and their use in the design process

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, Psychology, UX, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Advanced degree is a plus but not required

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Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( , ) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

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